Novel Role for Reactive Oxygen Species as Amplifiers of Intermittent Hypoxia. Focus on “Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate Central Cardiorespiratory Network Responses to Acute Intermittent Hypoxia”

Abstract

Hypoxia (i.e., decreased O2 availability) is a pervasive physiological stimulus that profoundly affects biological systems. Systemic responses to acute hypoxia occur within seconds and are mediated entirely by reflexes originating from peripheral chemoreceptors especially the carotid bodies.